Bill Gleeson - travel writer - is a fourth-generation Californian whose life-long interest in the state's byways and hamlets have been the source of inspiration for much of his writing. In addition to Backroad Wineries, he is the author of Weekends for Two in Northern California, Weekends for Two in Southern California, Weekends for Two in the Pacific Northwest, and The Great Family Getaway Guide, all published by Chronicle Books.John Swain has published his photgraphs in Our Town: 50 Terrific Bay Area Escapes.